In the end Dave walked tirelessly around the streets of Saddleworth for 36 solid days, kitted out in full ice hockey gear, totalling 210 miles in all at a rate of almost six miles per day.

Dave's sterling efforts eventually raised a little under £500 for mental health awareness project www.patchamnesty.co.uk

Battle-hardened Dave is now doing one last walk on July 25, when members of the Manchester Storm ice hockey team are joining him, along with as many hockey fans in jerseys as he can muster, in line with all government guidelines of course.

Across the country, almost £11,000 has now been raised for the Patch Amnesty mental health charity project.